Recap: 76ers (Yes, Those 76ers) 111, Celtics 102

The Celtics lost to the Philadelphia 76ers. Let’s not sugarcoat things – losing to a team that just dropped 26 in a row is rough. But as you peruse these grades, you will see a lot of positivity. Why? Frankly, I thought a lot of players were decent tonight individually. The team struggled to play together, and I docked a lot of the bigs for their awful defense around the rim, but I didn’t hate myself watching this game.

Tonight was probably the most down Stevens has seemed after a loss all year. This season is either going to light an unquenchable fire in his stomach or break him like china.

One Thing We Saw

Lots of Rondo highlights, lots of points from Bayless, a near-sell-out crowd cheering for an early April match-up against a tanking team and a loss that was big for the standings. A lot to like here, despite the embarrassing result.

i am canot believe this score we are loose this guys? come on..
usual a+ perform rondos best gard most nba

StaticFunctions

I think Rondo should’ve gotten an A-, mostly due to the 7 turnovers. Still, its nice to see him making more and more progress.

mike

pressey is def not taller than 5’8″, just listed at 5’11″

Tom Westerholm

You aren’t wrong.

Tafas

expectations for rondo are way too low here if you’re giving him an “A” with 7 turnovers. Sure he had a triple double but his plus/minus was -11. He deserves a B+ at Most. A’s are for players who create opportunities to win the game.

All this is from someone who is obsessed and loves to watch rondo play.

hax

+ – is a really inaccurate stat. 5 minutes of average play can come out + while a huge 30 point 10 rebound night can end up –